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Laparoscopic endometriosis surgery for Filippo: covering what insurance won't
After a benign brain tumor, Filippo was cleared for laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, but the bill is more than we can manage.
🇮🇹 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy3,900 views
In December I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. My surgeon at Saint Catherine Hospital recommended laparoscopic endometriosis surgery, and I have been placed on the schedule for March. The hospital's financial office gave me a written estimate of $11,750, and after what the public health scheme will pay, I'm still $5,900 short.
Doctors at Saint Catherine Hospital told me a benign brain tumor will get worse without laparoscopic endometriosis surgery. I work as a taxi driver, and I have saved what I can, but the estimate of $11,750 is far beyond what I've.
Until the surgery I can't work full days, and my hours as a taxi driver have already been cut. Every week of waiting means more pain and a bigger risk.
Rehabilitation is expected to take about 12 weeks. I'll not be able to climb stairs during that time, so this has become a financial emergency as well as a medical one.
I'll pay the hospital and pharmacy directly and post every receipt in the updates section.
Where the $5,900 goes:
• Travel and lodging for the family: $175
• Physiotherapy sessions: $260
• Surgeon and anesthesia fees: $2,700
• Hospital stay (2 nights): $2,500
• Pre-operative tests and imaging: $265
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- due date
- 2026-03-13
- bill type
- Hospital invoice
Updates from Filippo
Update from Bologna: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 41% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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“Hope this helps. Hope the February deadline works out. - Miami”
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Rooting for you, Filippo. I work in healthcare and wanted you to know people are on your side. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
Hope the treatment goes smoothly and recovery is quick. Greetings from Brampton
Sending love, Filippo. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours.
Best of luck, Filippo. Hope the doctors have good news. I hope February is when things finally get easier. Love from Mecca.
Sending love, Filippo. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Berlin